Turkey AH 1168 5 altin KM-283
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This specimen was lot 282 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY: Osman III, 1754-1757, AV 5 sultani (5 altin), Islambul, AH1168, bold strike, slightly uneven surfaces, pierced for suspension (as is common), NGC graded XF details, R. Normal weight for this type is about 17.3 g." The coinage of Osman III is very scanty and this five altin was accompanied by gold three altin (KM 278, KM 279), 1½ altin (KM 275) and a zeri mahbub (KM 270), all rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 17.3 g, gold.
Catalog reference: KM-283, Damali-K-A2a.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
- Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay, Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
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